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Sensing a future beyond work lurking in an age of crisis, the 'post-capitalist' utopias of today spread the idea of a permanent escape from work aided by the automation of production, a universal basic income and the reduction of working hours to zero. By skilfully unpicking the political economy of contemporary work and its futures, this book mounts a forceful critique of the post-work society vision.

Dinerstein and Pitts reveal that transitional measures towards a world beyond work do not do enough to break away from the key features of capitalist society, and instead potentially stifle the capacity for transformative social change. Proposing an innovative alternative, the authors envision the construction of 'concrete utopias' that shape and anticipate non-capitalist futures.

 

Aus dem Inhalt:

Chapter 1. Post-work, Post-capitalism, Post-what? An Introduction Chapter 2. Futures Past and Present: On Automation Chapter 3. The Post-Work Prospectus: On Labour Chapter 4. Productivist Mandates: On Value Chapter 5. Pennies from Heaven: On Money Chapter 6. Basic Income in One Country: On the State Chapter 7. Liquidating Labour Struggles? On Social Reproduction Chapter 8. Hope and Prefigurative Translation: On Utopia

 

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"A World Beyond Work? is one of the great books of our generation. The future of work and the notion of basic income are topics on which every active citizen must form a view. Too often, these topics are discussed by referring to money and the state in an untheorised and, ultimately, naive way. Dinerstein and Pitts avoid these pitfalls by drawing on the work of Marx. Political issues and issues in the social sciences compete for attention and, sometimes, have an ephemeral feel. A World Beyond Work? is different. It is a landmark. We shall be consulting Dinerstein and Pitts for years."---Richard Gunn, co-founder of open Marxism